Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

When Ishmael is released from prison, he is forced to return to the life on the streets that he thought he had left behind. Determined to survive, he trains as a professional fighter, and struggles to stay out of the world of gangs, drugs and turf war.

Two divorcees are jaded on love. They meet each other and have to figure how to let their guard down.

In the greatest era of hip hop, a 10 year old prodigal son named Chi-Ali was chosen to become the greatest artist hip hop has ever seen. As fame, money and pressure took over, he found himself turning to the streets and left with a decision that would forever change his life, and alter the history of hip hop.

In the words of some of rap's most prominent producers, and emcees, a documentary film that examines the essence of creating the world's most popular genre of music from inception to completion, and their individual journeys to becoming creators of an ever growing phenomenon among people from various cultures, and backgrounds.